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Museo della Pietà, Milan

Old master in a new light

Where were OBO products installed?

Location: Repubblica Italiana, Milan
Customer: Milan City Administration
Architect: Michele De Lucchi
Electrical planner: aMDL Architetto Michele De Lucchi Srl
Installation engineer: E.T.I. di Muggiati Ivan e Sacchi Fabio S.R.L., Pavia, Italy
Installed OBO product units: Underfloor systems

Project description

In the Museo della Pietà in Milan, UDHOME floor sockets and OKB trunking from OBO provide a discreet and flexible power supply around Michelangelo's last masterpiece.

The "Pietà Rondanini" is the last work by Michelangelo, which was left unfinished. The 89-year-old master worked on the sculpture, which depicts Jesus and Mary, just a few days before his death in February 1564.

For the last 60 years, the famous sculpture had been exhibited at the Museum of Ancient Art at Castello Sforzesco in Milan. Now, it has moved to the newly created Museo della Pietà in the "Spanish Hospital" of the "Castello". The hospital was built at the end of the 16th century, at the time of Michelangelo. Its frescos and decorations from this period have remained almost untouched to this day. The new museum is dedicated solely to Michelangelo's last masterpiece. The exhibition rooms were designed by the well-known designer and architect Michele De Lucchi and offer a perfect showcase for the "Pietà".

General building information

The open, screed-flush OKB trunking system with brush bar is suitable for cable routing and the protected installation of accessories in floors. In the new Museo della Pietà, the trunking is routed along the walls. A brush bar closes the cable exit opening, which runs along the entire length of the trunking system. To allow power access further into the room, i.e. nearer to the sculpture, the compact UDHOME floor sockets were used in the parquet floor. Their stainless steel parts visible in the floor covering blend discreetly into the surroundings. The cable infeed of the sockets was implemented simply with flexible pipelines.

Why did the customer choose OBO products?

This meant that it was possible to install the underfloor sockets at any location in the floor and, from there, to connect them with the trunking systems along the walls. In this combination, the OBO products were able to fulfil all the requirements for the planning and design of the historic space. Thus, the museum can now offer its visitors an unimpeded view of Pietà Rondanini.

Customer: Milan City Administration

Planning: aMDL Architetto Michele De Lucchi Srl - Michele De Lucchi

Installation: E.T.I. di Muggiati Ivan e Sacchi Fabio S.R.L., Pavia, Italien

OBO representative: Francesco Fiore, Rivoli (TO), Italy

OBO Systems: UDHOME, OKB brush bar trunking

Were special solutions used?

To implement the new design, and in particular the unusual lighting concept of the new exhibition areas, not only a unique lighting system was required, but also invisible and yet elegant solutions for the power supply. The compact UDHOME floor socket and a special solution using the OKB underfloor trunking from OBO Bettermann allowed discreet routing of the cables. In particular, these products could be used to route power and data cables without damaging the walls with their historic frescos.